Rock Valley's women have played with targets on their backs all season long - make that, for the past two full years.

It didn't affect them then, and it didn't affect them Saturday as they powered past Madison 90-71. The easy win propelled them to the Region IV title and their third straight NJCAA Division III national tournament. The nationals are in Rochester, Minn., on March 13-15. While there, the Golden Eagles will be aiming for their third straight national championship.

"That target has been there forever. We don't care, we're always hungry," guard Marquiesha Grant said in a telephone interview after posting 16 points and joining two teammates on the all-tourney team. "This team is phenomenal at staying grounded, and taking care of business every time we go out onto the floor."

RVC (26-5) got off to a slow start and got into a back-and-forth battle with Madison in the first half, nabbing a 45-34 lead by halftime. But sparked by 3-pointers from Sam Rundblade and Aleesha Cleaver and back-to-back putbacks from Yowana Posey, the Golden Eagles opened up a 30-point, second-half lead and cruised in.

Posey led the way with 22 points on 10-of-13 shooting from the floor to go along with seven rebounds, and the 5-foot-6 post player was named the tournament's MVP. Cleaver had 13 points and made the all-tourney team, and Rundblade finished up 5-for-7 from 3-point range with 15 points.

"Once we got it, they really soaked it up and enjoyed the moment," RVC head coach Misty Opat said. "But, it's all about something bigger. They've got some more work to do, and this group most certainly understands that."

The Golden Eagles will most likely get the No. 1 seed for the eight-team national tournament, which would mean they would take on the tourney's eighth seed at 1 p.m. March 13.